Houston vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.59M

The cost of living in Houston is 225% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1354th and 7267th ($2265 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 5th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 16th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Karaj

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Houston Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546